‘Un-Australian’: Bill Papastergiadis on South Melbourne’s A-League barriers

Key points

• South Melbourne FC co-president Bill Papastergiadis has called the barriers keeping the club out of the A-League un-Australian. Speaking after the club beat Melbourne Victory on penalties in the Australia Cup final at AAMI Park, he said the reasons for its exclusion were fiction.
• He said South wanted a chance to invest, develop its staff and give players and supporters a pathway to the top level.
• He said the club had not yet held talks with the Australian Professional Leagues, which operates the A-League, and was waiting to be contacted.